Alex Cross author James Patterson turned down seven figures from Hollywood to whitewash his titular detective character. The first Alex Cross novel, Along Came a Spider, was published in 1993.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Patterson said he was excited to see Cross not rely on any of the books in the Alex Cross series to bring his character to life. The author also praised Hodge ...

The studios wanted to make Alex Cross a white man instead. “When I wrote the first Alex Cross book, I didn’t have a lot of money, and Hollywood came calling—knock, knock, knock, knock, knock.

Aldis Hodge is coming to TV screens as Alex Cross, and he’s ready to crack any case. It’s the first time ever that fans get to see the iconic character from James Patterson’s popular book ...

James Patterson’s legendary D.C.-based forensic psychologist is heading back to adaptation city again, and Aldis Hodge will duly take on the Alex Cross role for Prime Video/Amazon, which has ...

James Patterson on ‘Cross’ Reboot With Aldis Hodge — and Turning Down Seven Figures for Refusing to Whitewash His Lead Detective. Hodge stars as Alex Cross in the Prime Video thriller ...

“Cross” star Aldis Hodge told Buzzfeed that he was “shocked” when it was recently revealed that author James Patterson turned down a seven-figure deal offer to turn his book character ...

Alex Cross, the character from author James Patterson’s popular crime thriller series, ... When I wrote the first Alex Cross book, I didn’t have a lot of money and Hollywood came calling ...

Alex Cross is alive and well in Patterson’s 33rd book in the “Cross” series. ... It was fun for me to reacquaint myself with Cross, who is a warm and likable character.

Alex Cross, the literary world’s well-known crime detective, is receiving a makeover in the latest television adaptation, “Cross,” coming to Amazon Prime on Nov. 14.

The first novel in James Patterson’s Alex Cross series came out in 1993, followed by 34 more books in the years since, about a Washington, D.C. police detective with a Ph.D. in forensic psychology.